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Ebadaleni Lemhlambini
1 Ebadaleni abaphakathi kwenu, ngiyakhalaza njengomunye wabadala, ufakazi wezinhlupheko zikaKhristu lomunye laye ozahlanganyela enkazimulweni ezabonakaliswa: 2 Wobani ngabelusi bomhlambi kaNkulunkulu eliwugcinayo, lisebenze njengababonisi, kungasikubanjwa ngamandla, kodwa ngenxa yokuthanda kwenu, njengoba uNkulunkulu efuna ukuba libe njalo; lingelamhawu wemali, kodwa lifisa ukusiza; 3 hatshi ukubusa ababekwe ezandleni zenu, kodwa liyisibonelo emhlambini. 4 Lapho uMalusi oMkhulu evela, lizakwamukela umqhele wenkazimulo engayikufiphala.
5 Majaha, ngokunjalo zehliseni ebadaleni. Lonke zembathiseni ngokuthobeka omunye komunye, ngoba,
“UNkulunkulu umelana labazigqajayo,
kodwa abe lomusa kwabathobekileyo.”*
6 Ngakho-ke, zithobeni ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esilamandla, ukuze aliphakamise ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. 7 Yethulani kuye konke ukukhathazeka kwenu ngoba yena uyalikhathalela.
8 Zithibeni, liqaphele. Isitha senu uSathane, siyazulazula njengesilwane esibhongayo sidinga esingamudla. 9 Menqabeni, liqine ekukholweni ngoba liyakwazi ukuthi abazalwane benu emhlabeni wonke baphakathi kwalezo zinhlupheko.
10 Njalo uNkulunkulu womusa wonke, yena owalibizela enkazimulweni kaKhristu engulaphakade, emva kokuba lihlupheke okwesikhatshana, yena uqobo uzalivuselela alenze libe lamandla, liqine njalo lithembeke. 11 Amandla kawabe kuye kuze kube nini lanini. Ameni.
Ukuvalelisa
12 Ngosizo lukaSayilasi, engimthanda njengomzalwane othembekileyo, ngililobele ngamafitshane ngilikhuthaza njalo ngifakaza ukuthi lo ngumusa oqotho kaNkulunkulu. Bambelelani kuwo.
13 Lowo oseBhabhiloni, owakhethwa kanye lani, uyalibingelela, loMakho indodana yami iyalibingelela.
14 Bingelelanani ngokwangana kothando.
Ukuthula kakube kini lonke elikuKhristu.
* 5:5 Izaga 3.34